The second international LAN event of the Game Changers circuit is creeping closer by the day. Riot have revealed the bracket for the upcoming Game Changers Championship: São Paulo event nearly a week prior to its commencement.
The event will run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 and will see eight of the world's finest Game Changers rosters battle it out for the honor of hoisting the second international trophy the circuit has ever offered. Teams from each region have all earned their place under the golden lights by either accumulating enough circuit points or winning their regions' respective qualifiers.
Format
Mirroring the same format used in last year's championship, Riot have retained the use of a double-elimination bracket utilizing Bo3 matches all the way up to the grand final, which will feature a Bo5 between the two remaining teams. Teams from the same region will be seeded on opposite sides of the bracket to ensure diverse matchups.
The eight teams from around the world being seeded into the bracket are:
- Evil Geniuses GC Evil Geniuses GC Inactive PowerPixele Nora Lorri Lorrian Elad StarBound theia Melisa Mundorff (NA #1)
- Shopify Rebellion Shopify Rebellion North America Rank #1 meL Melanie Capone alexis Alexis Guarrasi Noia Nicole Tierce sarahcat Sarah Simpson (NA #2)
- BBL Queens BBL Queens Inactive (EMEA #1)
- G2 Gozen G2 Gozen Europe Rank #218 rezq Eda Naz Akçocuk amy Amy Lai Vania Aleyna Keskin Petra Petra Stoker mimi Michaela Lintrup (EMEA #2)
- Team Liquid Brazil Team Liquid Brazil Brazil Rank #6 Bizerra Vitoria Vieira Joojina Letícia Paiva isaa Isabeli Esser daiki Natalia Vilela bstrdd Paula Naguil (Brazil)
- KRÜ BLAZE KRÜ BLAZE Latin America South Unranked dods Caue Fernandes conir Constanza Reyes micaela Micaela Ferreyra biazik Beatriz Begnossi (LATAM)
- Team SMG GC Team SMG GC Inactive enerii Odella Abraham Alexy Alexy Francisco shirazi Kelly Jaudian Kamiyu Camille Enriquez (APAC Elite)
- Chao Hui EDward Gaming Chao Hui EDward Gaming Inactive Blue (East Asia)
Prize Pool
This year's prize pools remains unchanged and stands at a whopping $500,000 USD to be spread out among the eight teams. The winning team will take home $180,000 USD alongside the trophy.
- 1st: $180,000
- 2nd: $110,000
- 3rd: $80,000
- 4th: $50,000
- 5th-6th: $25,000
- 7th-8th: $15,000
Schedule
Tuesday, November 28
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals: Team Liquid Brazil vs. G2 Gozen
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals: Evil Geniuses GC vs. Team SMG GC
Wednesday, November 29
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals: Chao Hui EDward Gaming vs. Shopify Rebellion GC
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Quarterfinals: BBL Queens vs. KRÜ Blaze
- 3:00 PM PDT | 12:00 AM CEST | 8:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Semifinals Match 1
Thursday, November 30
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 1 Match 1
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 1 Match 2
- 3:00 PM PDT | 12:00 AM CEST | 8:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Semifinals Match 2
Friday, December 1
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 2 Match 1
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 2 Match 2
- 3:00 PM PDT | 12:00 AM CEST | 8:00 AM JST - Upper Bracket Final
Saturday, December 2
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Round 3 Match 1
- 12:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM CEST | 5:00 AM JST - Lower Bracket Final
Sunday, December 3
- 9:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM CEST | 2:00 AM JST - Grand Final
Broadcast
Game Changers Championship: São Paulo will have broadcast drops, which means that viewers can earn in-game rewards from watching official streams. If viewers connect their Valorant accounts with their Twitch or YouTube accounts, they may be awarded a title and player card.
The “Louder” title can be earned by watching any match from November 28 to December 2. The “Game Changers Trophy” gun buddy can only be earned by watching the grand final on December 3.
Riot have not yet announced the broadcast talent.
Streams
Riot will stream the event on their Twitch and YouTube channels. There has been no information pertaining to watch parties and streams in different languages yet.
Coverage
VLR.gg is covering all of Game Changers Championship: São Paulo in our event hub, which includes live match ticker and stats to comb over. The event also features pick'ems, which close as soon as the first match kicks off.